Glass artisan Isaac Swanson (TAST-052)

Isaac Swanson is an artisan whose hand blown glass is regularly featured at the Bainbridge Farmers’ Market.

In this podcast, Isaac joins host Bob Ross to share the story of his work and talk about what motivated him to enter the unusual craft of creative glass blowing. It’s a curious story of moving from barista to glass and about his entry into the field on the night shift in Seattle.

For Isaac, glass blowing is a metaphor for life. Would you agree? Listen here and decide for yourself — and be sure to stop by the Farmer’s Market to appreciate his work!

Credits: BCB host, Bob Ross; audio tech: Finn Mander; audio editor: Bob Ross; social media publisher, Diane Walker.

Abby Wyatt2024-04-26T10:36:14-07:00May 14, 2018|

Land Acknowledgment

“Every part of this soil is sacred in the estimation of my people. Every hillside, every valley, every plain and grove, has been hallowed by some sad or happy event in days long vanished.” – Chief Seattle 1854

We would like to begin by acknowledging that the land on which we gather is within the ancestral territory of the suq̀ʷabš “People of Clear Salt Water” (Suquamish People). Expert fisherman, canoe builders and basket weavers, the suq̀ʷabš live in harmony with the lands and waterways along Washington’s Central Salish Sea as they have for thousands of years. Here, the suq̀ʷabš live and protect the land and waters of their ancestors.